Today, traders also had a chance to take a look at the New Home Sales report for February. The report indicated that New Home Sales decreased by 0.3% on a month-over-month basis. Analysts expected that New Home Sales would grow by 3%, so the report missed analyst estimates.
U.S. Dollar Index remained under pressure as traders reacted to the weaker-than-expected reports. Currently, U.S. Dollar index is trying to settle below the 104.20 level. Treasury yields are moving higher, but this move does not provide additional support to the American currency. It should be noted that U.S. dollar is trading at multi-week highs against a broad basket of currencies, so profit-taking is among the key drivers for today’s pullback.
Gold is trying to settle above the $2180 level, boosted by rising…
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